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Astronauts to make first space walk of last Atlantis missionCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 17, 2010 US astronauts were to venture into outer space Monday for the first time since the shuttle Atlantis linked up with the International Space Station in the final rendezvous of its 25-year career. Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen were "camping out" in the Quest airlock overnight to purge nitrogen from their circulatory system, the US space agency said. Their space walk - the first of three - was scheduled to begin Monday at 8:15 am (1215 GMT) and last 6.5 hours, according to N ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2010It appears flash flooding has paved streambeds in the Xanadu region of Saturn's moon Titan with thousands of sparkling crystal balls of ice, according to scientists with NASA's Cassini spacecraft. By analyzing the way the terrain has scattered radar beams, scientists deduce the spheres measure at least a few centimeters (inches) and maybe up to a couple of meters (yards) in diameter. The spheres ... more  
Boston MA (SPX) May 13, 2010In a lecture on Monday at MIT, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. defended President Barack Obama's controversial plans for the U.S. space agency's future and touted the president's plan to invest billions of dollars in basic science research. Some in Congress have criticized Obama's proposal to cancel the Constellation program, which would have sent humans to the moon by 2020, sayin ... more 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 13, 2010Re-entry into Earth's atmosphere is considered one of the most critical moments in spaceflight. To make the journey into space and back to Earth safer, cheaper and more flexible, the German Aerospace Center has designed an experimental spacecraft. The Shefex II project uses advanced technologies such as a sharp, angular design and active cooling of the heat shield. For the first time, scie ... more |
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Orphans Of Apollo: Los Angeles Film PremiereLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2010 A Celebration of Entrepreneurialism and a non-profit fundraiser with an exclusive screening of the film "Orphans of Apollo" will take place at the Historic Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. "Orphans of Apollo" chronicles the dramatic adventure of the boldest business plan the Earth has ever seen. At the center of the film is 'MirCorp' - the very first entrepreneurial company to have a sole focus on the privatization of space with a fantastic vision of transform ... read more |
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